24 Jul 2001

Bigger Bi-State Exhibit Truly a Regional Sampling

By Michael LoGuidice
The Bi-State Biennial Art Exhibition now on display at the Davenport Museum of Art has grown significantly since its 1999 incarnation, with 73 artists compared to 52 two years ago. The artists come from nearly 40 communities throughout Iowa and Illinois, and the states are evenly represented, with 41 works from Iowa and 39 from Illinois.
17 Jul 2001

Packed Weekend Features Fitness, Festivals, and Jazz

By Jeff Ignatius
Three major events converge in the Quad Cities this weekend, as they do every year about this time, but if you’re a fan of jazz, some less-well-known events might also be worth your attention. Of course, this weekend features the annual Bix 7 race, the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival, and the Wells Fargo Street Festival.
10 Jul 2001

Visual Arts Take Off at the Airport

By Mike LoGuidice and Jeff Ignatius
If you haven't seen Quad City International Airport in the past six months, you will be surprised. That's already been the case for many travelers and residents. "A lot of people walking through are pretty shocked that we have something this nice," said Bruce Carter, director of aviation for the airport.
26 Jun 2001

Dancing Lips and Computer Blips

By Michael LoGuidice
Although Colleen Curry is working in a more novel medium than Jacki Olson and Dick Oberg, it is Curry whose art makes its impact beyond the materials in the Quad City ArtsCenter's current show. Curry is a three-dimensional artist working in quilted fabrics with armature frames to provide the structure for her freestanding pieces, while Olson and Oberg are graphic artists working together with photographs and the computer program Photoshop.
19 Jun 2001

Viewers Can Escape in Exhibit's Worlds

By Administrator
The works of Ralph Iaccarino and Jay Stratton have such a professional finish that they allow the viewer to concentrate totally on their shapes, form, and feelings. It really is a joy to observe and walk from piece to piece in their two-person show at the MidCoast Fine Arts Gallery in LeClaire's Iowa Welcome Center, because there isn't a weak link among them.
06 Jun 2001

Comic Books of a Different Century

By Michael LoGuidice
The Japanese block prints in the Davenport Museum of Art's wonderful current exhibit took me back to the late '60s and early '70s, when I almost got kicked out of art school for suggesting that comic books were art.
29 May 2001

Left Bank Show, Irish Painting Demonstration at Myers Gallery Highlight Weekend

By Jeff Ignatius
Dawn Brick doesn't consider herself an artist. She prefers to call herself a "technician." But you only need to glance at the intricacy of the beaded pouches she makes to know that she's more than she claims to be.
22 May 2001

The Midwest Arts Mecca Unveiled

By Todd McGreevy
"Forty years ago, if an American man or woman meant to have an artistic career, you got on the train to New York. Today, you can be a violinist in North Carolina, a writer in Iowa, a painter in Utah." - Garrison Keillor, March 29, 1990 Like many businesses here, the Reader is participating in an exciting mission to help position our Quad Cities community as a top-tier Midwestern destination for people to live, work, and play.
22 May 2001

Forecast for Summer Festivals is Still Muddy

By Jeff Ignatius
The unruly and inconsiderate Mississippi River finally freed LeClaire Park from its muddy grip this week, but events scheduled for the venue for the rest of the summer still might need to look for new locations.
22 May 2001

Riverfest Hopes Weather Cooperates with New Look

By Jeff Ignatius
The Mississippi River is wreaking havoc with the summer festival schedule this year, but last year it was rain that washed out Moline's annual Riverfest event, with several inches drowning the event and forcing its cancellation.

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